A draft EU list of non-OECD countries could restrict exports of recycled ferrous and non-ferrous metals to several Asian markets.
The transformation to a climate-neutral economy is fundamentally putting the use of carbon to the test.
A research project will investigate bio-based processes to recover rare earth elements and silica from industrial waste streams.
Packaging consumption in the food retail sector remains high and poses fundamental challenges for the circular economy.
The new EU End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELV) is intended to significantly increase the use of plastic recyclates in automotive construction - and thus advance the circular economy.
Metals are generally easy to recycle, but apart from the base metals, recycling hardly takes place.
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste reports new waste management projects, investment activity and progress under its Strategy 2030.
Rising raw material prices, geopolitical uncertainties and ambitious climate targets are changing the foundations of industrial competitiveness.
A network of 63 community repair projects in Scotland repaired more than 13,000 items and served over 17,000 people within one year.
The so-called rare earths are playing an important role in more and more applications. However, Germa-ny has no deposits of its own and is dependent on imports.
Industry associations are calling for risk-based EU criteria for recycled building materials and warn of duplicate checks and additional bureaucracy.
Recycling Europe welcomes the EU decision not to pursue proposed restrictions on aluminium scrap exports and calls for further dialogue.
With the new Ecodesign Regulation, the European Union wants to make sustainable products the standard.
For decades, the EU has been pursuing the goal of reducing packaging waste and significantly increasing the recycling of plastics. But how effective are these political requirements really?
Bio-based materials are considered the key to a more climate-friendly economy, but policy-makers still view them in linear value creation models.
A new biomethane plant in Colmenar Viejo will process up to 75,000 tonnes of organic waste and feed renewable gas into the grid.
PolyCert Europe has introduced an audit-based scheme for recycled plastics intended for food-contact applications in the European Union.
The sustainability transformation has long been structurally anchored in many companies. But progress is coming under increasing pressure.
A research project is examining how repeated recycling affects the safety-relevant properties of HDPE used in hazardous materials containers.
It would not be the first time: Due to a lack of processes, structures and regulations, the growing expansion of PV systems could lead to disused systems not being kept in the cycle, but being recycled or landfilled at an inferior rate.
BLC has operated mobile battery deactivation equipment in Magdeburg for one year and is using the experience to expand permanent capacity.
